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Reading about the "Intolerable Acts" that so outraged the founders of this country. One, the Administration of Justice Act, allowed for the King to move trials out of the place where crimes were committed. According to Britannica, "Its stated goal was “the impartial administration of justice in the cases of persons questioned for any acts done by them in the execution of the law, or for the suppression of riots and tumults” in Massachusetts Bay, which it claimed was “disordered.” To that end, it allowed trials involving British officials charged with capital offenses, including murder, to be moved to England or another colony. Many colonists believed that relocating the trials would guarantee acquittals for the accused, and they thus began referring to the measure as the “Murder Act.”" Just thought that was interesting. Of course, no relation to anything happening today. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Administration-of-Justice-Act-Great-Britain-1774